4 When the air hole of the Bunsen burner is closed, the flame is
A non-luminous and blue in colour. B non-luminous and yellow in colour.
C luminous and blue in colour. D luminous and yellow in colour.
C D
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6 What are the meanings of the following hazard warning labels?
(1) (2)
(1) (2)
A Flammable Toxic
B Toxic Flammable
C Flammable Corrosive
D Flammable Harmful
cork
stopper
rubber
rubber
stopper
stopper
8 Which of the following about the use of a thermometer in measuring a beaker of solution is correct?
A Take the reading immediately after putting the thermometer into the solution.
B Lower the thermometer until it touches the bottom of the beaker when taking reading.
C Take the reading when the temperature becomes steady.
D Stir the solution in the beaker with the thermometer.
10 Tim wants to compare the performance of two brands of dry cells. He uses the two brands of dry cells
to light up the same bulb and measure how long the bulb remains bright. Which of the following does
NOT need to be the same?
A Size of the cells B Shape of the cells
C Number of cells D Price of the cells
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11 Arrange the following steps in a scientific investigation in the correct order.
(1) Making observations
(2) Drawing a conclusion
(3) Proposing a hypothesis
(4) Doing experiments
(5) Setting a question
A (5) → (1) → (4) → (3) → (2) B (1) → (5) → (3) → (4) → (2)
C (1) → (3) → (4) → (2) → (5) D (4) → (5) → (1) → (3) → (2)
12 Dogs pant when they feel hot. Which common characteristic of living things does this show?
A Living things need air.
B Living things can react to stimuli.
C Living things can reproduce.
D Living things need food.
13 Which of the following pairs of living things live in the same habitat?
A Lions and frogs B Seals and orchids
C Camels and cacti D Dolphins and snails
Living things
X
without shell with shell
Y Z
15 Mary examines an animal. She finds that the animal lives in water, has a backbone and mammary
glands. Which group does this animal belong to?
A Mammals B Amphibians
C Fish D Birds
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16 The following diagrams below shows a food chain. If the number of grasshoppers increases
sharply, what would be the change in the amount of grass and the number of birds?
Grass Bird
A Increases Increases
B Increases Decreases
C Decreases Increases
D Decreases Decreases
4 Pines and ferns are (i) plants because they do not produce flowers.
5 In a fair test, we should change the (j) variable only. The variable to be measured is called the
(k) variable. All the other variables in the experiment should be kept the same. These are called
the (l) variables.
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6 Frogs have (m) skin and (n) have dry and hard scales.
9 The 4Rs principle of waste management include (q) , reuse replace and (r) .
2. The symbol for the unit used in measuring temperature is『C o』.
4. When finding out the volume of a liquid in a measuring cylinder, we should take the reading at the
『upper edge of the line』.
7. After touching the leaves of a Mimosa plant, they fold inwards. This shows that Mimosa『can grow』.
10. Chinese Sturgeons are in danger of extinction, so they are called 『foreign species』.
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Section D Structural Questions (56 marks)
1. One day, Angela bought an ice lolly in the tuck-shop at recess. As the ice lolly would melt soon and
they had only 10 minutes for the recess, she had to eat it very quickly. After school, Angela wanted to
investigate whether wrapping the ice lolly with food wrap would make it melt more slowly at room
temperatures. She used two ice cubes to carry out the experiment below:
(b) Based on the answer in (a), what correction should be done to make the experiment a fair test?
(1 mark)
Angela also wanted to know whether the number of food wrap will affect the melting time. Here are the
results of her experiment: for an ice cube wrapped by one, two and three layers of food wrap, the times
needed to melt the ice completely were 3, 10 and 18 minutes respectively.
(e) Fill in the missing part of the results in table below. (5 marks)
[ Total: 13 marks]
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2. The table below shows the distribution of blood groups in a class.
Blood group A B AB O
Number of students 11 5 8 14
A B C
D E
(a) (i) Use ONE structural feature to classify the above animals into two groups. (1 mark)
(ii) Name these TWO groups (2 marks)
(b) Which of the above animals cannot maintain a constant body temperature? (2 marks)
(c) State and explain the group that the following animals belong to. (6 marks)
(i) A
(ii) C
(iii) D
(d) State briefly TWO unique features found in animal E. (4 marks)
[Total: 15 marks]
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4. Read the article about yellow-breast bunting below and answer the questions.
(a) In which province do the people believe this animal has the medicinal use? (1 mark)
(b) State TWO reasons why yellow-breasted bunting is nearly extinct. (4 marks)
(c) What will happen if all yellow-breasted bunting become extinct? (2 marks)
(d) Suggest TWO ways to protect this endangered species. (4 marks)
(e) (i) Give an example of endangered species in Hong Kong. (2 marks)
(ii) Suggest TWO human activities cause the decreasing number of the species mentioned in
(e) (i). (4 marks)
[Total: 17 marks]
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